STUART KNOCKABOUT
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 28 ft |
| LWL | 22.83 ft |
| Beam | 6.92 ft |
| Draft | 5.5 ft/ 2.75 ft min |
| Displacement | 4,000 lb |
| Ballast | 2,400 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 24 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 8.75 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 28.6 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 13 ft |
| FLforestay | 8.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 305.8 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 105 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 178.5 sq ft |
About the STUART KNOCKABOUT
Based on a single boat designed and built by Herresoff, for Mr. Willoughby Stuart in 1932. (Herreshoff design #53). Series production didn't began until 1989. Adapted for fiberglass construction by Bill Harding. Originally molded by Edey & Duff and finished by Ballentine's Boat Shop. With the closing of Edey & Duff in 2010, Steve Ballentine and his daughter Amy Ballentine Stevens bought the molds and rights to continue building and marketing the Stuart Knockabout. Stuart Knockabout LLC is located at Ballentine's Boat Shop where final construction, finish and sales take place. Thanks to 'Hal' for providing corrected information.
Performance
Estimated Value
Limited DataEstimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 28ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the STUART KNOCKABOUTyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
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